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Winner in 2001 of Canada's two most prestigious literary awards -- the Governor General's Award and the Giller Prize -- Richard B. Wright's celebrated novel Clara Callan is the powerful, moving story of two sisters and their life-changing experiences on the eve of World War II. It is the year 1934, and in a small town in Canada, Clara Callan reluctantly takes leave of her sister, Nora, who is bound for the show business world of New York. It's a time when people escape from reality through radio...
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In 1811, Jane Austen’s first published work, Sense and Sensibility , marked the debut of England’s premier novelist of manners. Believing that “3 or 4 families in a country village is the very thing to work on,” she created a brilliant tragicomedy of flirtation and folly. Romantic walks through lush Devonshire and genteel dinner parties at a stately manor draw two pretty sisters into the schemes and manipulations of landed gentry determined to marry wisely and well. Neither sense nor sensibility...
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We found 23 used copies, 1 new copy, and 1 collectible copy of this book. (Show all copies of ISBN 9780140434255)
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What differentiates them, and gives this extraordinary book its complexity and brilliance, is the way each expresses her suffering: Marianne–young, impetuous, ardent–falls into paroxysms of grief when she is rejected by the dashing John Willoughby; while her sister, Elinor–wiser, more sensible, more self-controlled–masks her despair when it appears that Edward Ferrars is to marry the mean-spirited and cunning Lucy Steele.
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Two sisters of opposing temperaments but who share the pangs of tragic love provide the subjects for Sense and Sensibility . Elinor, practical and conventional, is the epitome of sense; Marianne, emotional and sentimental, the embodiment of sensibility. To each comes the sorrow of unhappy love: Elinor desires a man who is promised to another while Marianne loses her heart to a scoundrel who jilts her. Their mutual suffering brings a closer understanding between the two sisters and true love...
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Published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility has delighted generations of readers with its masterfully crafted portrait of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Forced to leave their home after their father's death, Elinor and Marianne must rely on making good marriages as their means of support. But unscrupulous cads, meddlesome matriarchs, and various guileless and artful women impinge on their chances for love and happiness. The novelist Elizabeth Bowen wrote, "The technique of [Jane Austen's...
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And notice the time it takes to narrate this unabridged version of Sense and Sensibility. It is a high quality recording but requires only a single mp3 CD. Conventional audio recordings would be either abridged or require many CDs or tapes. An mp3 CD can store up to 18 hours of narration ~ most of the classic audiobooks available from Decklin's Domain are on a single CD and many have more than one story included.
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London: Puffin. Good. 1996. Mass Market Paperback. 12Mo 0140378502 Abridged. Rubbed and cr... (more details)
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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - eBook - Praise
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Published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility has delig ...
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Paperback. New. Brand New, Perfect Condition. May Ship From Overseas, Allow 15-45 days D... (more details)
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This digital document is an article from Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal, published by Jane Austen Society of North America on January 1, 2008. The length of the article is 5795 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Palmer: the path to female self-determination in Austen's Sense and Sensibility.(Miscellany...
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Elizas Daughter (A Sequel to Jane Austens Sense and Sensibility) (Reprint) (Paperback)
Description A sequel to Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility". This novel's heroine, Eliza, is the illegitimate daughter of Colonel Brandon's sister. Shuffled from foster home to foster home, Eliza becomes determined to discover her true parentage.
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Sense And Sensibility by Jane Austen More New Books
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The Complete Illustrated Novels by Jane Austen: Emma, Lady Susan, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility
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In SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Jane Austen writes about two ways of looking at the world in the personalities of two sisters, Elinor the determinedly practical and Marianne the madly romantic. Forced to live in reduced circumstances with their widowed mother and younger sister, the Dashwood girls must rely on marrying well if they are to survive in the world, and the way in which this goal is eventually accomplished provides the plot of this delightful novel, the first of Jane Austen's to be published...
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In SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Jane Austen writes about two ways of looking at the world in the personalities of two sisters, Elinor ...... Read more about Sense and Sensibility
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